Job Title: Merchandise Planner (Permanent, Full Time position)
Location(s): Downtown Toronto (position requires some travels to stores,
presence at the office 5 days a week is preferred)
Reporting to: Merchandising Planning - Manager
Merchandise Planner
Shape the Future of LifeWear in Canada
https://www.uniqlo.com/ca/en/ [https://www.uniqlo.com/ca/en/]
https://www.fastretailing.com/employment/en/
[https://www.fastretailing.com/employment/en/]
At UNIQLO Canada, we don’t just sell clothes - we innovate essential styles for
everyday life. As a global leader in high-quality, affordable apparel, we’re
expanding our Canadian presence rapidly. Joining our dynamic Merchandising team
to drive strategic growth, optimize inventory, and bring the magic of LifeWear
to communities nationwide.
As a Merchandise Planner, you’ll be the architect of Uniqlo Canada’s product
strategy. You’ll blend analytics, intuition, and market insights to forecast
demand, maximize sales, and ensure purchasing decisions are optimized. Your work
will directly fuel our mission: to enrich lives through clothing.
As part of Fast Retailing [https://www.fastretailing.com/eng/about/], the
world’s third-largest apparel retailer, UNIQLO operates in 25+ countries, with a
mission to create clothing that enhances everyday life. Our business is built on
a unique model of efficiency, sustainability
[https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/en/contents/sustainability/], and customer-first
retail, making UNIQLO one of the most exciting global brands to work for.
Position Overview
The Merchandise Planner is responsible for identifying sales trends, providing
strategy and direction to realize fiscal targets are achieved through
multi-leveled action plans. They will be able to build financial sales
strategies, gross margin and sales plans for multiple departments in a given
area. The Merchandise Planner will manage and plan merchandise sales, including
promotional and markdown plans to drive departmental sales, inventory, profit
and sell through objectives. Also, they will provide in-season financial
projections and strategies while identifying risks and opportunities to maximize
profits.
Job Description:
- Build financial sales, gross margin and sales plans on a seasonal basis
- Reforecast business in-season based on current performance and present
revised projections and recommendations to cross functional partners and
senior leadership on a weekly basis
- Create allocation strategies, incorporating the merchandise plan and flow
strategy to meet store inventory needs
- Review, analyze and adjust sales plans incorporating market trends and
customer needs
- Create and plan product assortments (item, color, size) for each product
category based on seasonal concepts
- Make product proposals to the global headquarters to ensure the necessary
product assortments for our market.
- Manage inventory levels to ensure that sales are optimized and stores are
without missing SKUs
- Place orders for both seasonal and replenishment product buys
- Strategize cross functionally to meet sales plans and achieve business
targets
What you bring:
- Passion for fashion and customer service
- Bilingual in both English and French is bonus
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or
Mathematics preferred
- 3+ years of fashion retail merchandise buying
- Previous in-store retail experience and store planning experience an asset
- Excellent analytical and mathematical skills with a strong business and
financial acumen, able to analyze numbers to create reporting and come up
with a solution to resolve any issues identified
- Aware of current fashion trends and have an understanding of customer
needs/demands
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to effectively
communicate and work with internal local teams and external global teams
- Strong organizational and time management skills; able to handle multiple
priorities to meet tight deadlines
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially MS Excel, comfortable
with pivot tables and lookup functions
- Independent with a high level of ownership, accountability and initiative
- Driven and has a sense of urgency
- Experience in working with global timezone
- Able to travel to different store locations to understand the operations
- Flexible schedule to support the business as needed
What We Offer:
- The opportunity to lead the accounting function of a globally respected brand
during a key growth phase in Canada
- A results-driven, entrepreneurial culture where your decisions drive real
business impact
- Competitive salary, performance bonus, and comprehensive benefits
- Work in a modern office which is easily accessible by public transportation
- A high-visibility role with collaboration across global and regional
executive teams
- Career growth in a company that values ambition, innovation, integrity, and
performance
Join our team:
If you live for data but love fashion, thrive on strategy but sweat the details
- we want to hear from you. Join us and help redefine Canadian retail.
ABOUT US
https://www.uniqlo.com/ca/en/spl [https://www.uniqlo.com/ca/en/spl]
Welcome to Uniqlo, where our journey from a single store in Hiroshima to a
global brand embodies the essence of Japanese simplicity and innovation. Our
founder, Tadashi Yanai, envisioned a company that transcends traditional
fashion, focusing instead on creating high-quality, functional clothing
[https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/en/contents/lifewear-magazine/] that serves the
everyday needs of people worldwide. This vision gave birth to our LifeWear
concept—apparel that is simple, yet essential; designed to make life better for
all
[https://www.uniqlo.com/ca/en/contents/power-of-clothing/024/?srsltid=AfmBOoq0VlLdtz5PrS1oDReIQtL3fw2t9mlrD10_Za8wbn9fPdZjtX3B].
As you embark on your journey with UNIQLO, know that you are joining a company
that never gives up. Every challenge we have faced has made us stronger,
smarter, and more determined to push boundaries. We are more than just a fashion
brand—we are a global movement driven by sustainability, purpose
[https://www.uniqlo.com/th/en/sustainability/mission/], discipline, and the
belief that great clothing can change lives
[https://www.uniqlo.com/th/en/sustainability/archive/].
Vision and Culture
At Uniqlo, we embrace the Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement. This
principle drives us to constantly refine our products and processes, ensuring
that we deliver clothing that offers new and unique value. Our commitment to
quality and innovation is evident in our fabric technologies, such as HEATTECH
[https://www.uniqlo.com/ca/en/women/innerwear/heattech?path=%2C%2C1080], which
provides warmth without bulk, and AIRism
[https://www.uniqlo.com/feature/airism/au/#:~:text=its%20breathtaking%20comfort.-,What%20is%20AIRism%3F,feelings%20and%20heats%20inside%20clothes.],
designed to keep you cool and comfortable. These advancements reflect our
dedication to enhancing the everyday experiences of our customers.
Our name, UNIQLO, is a blend of 'unique' and 'clothing,' symbolizing our mission
to provide distinctive apparel that meets universal needs. We believe in the
power of simplicity and strive to create designs that are both timeless and
accessible, allowing individuals to express their personal style
[https://www.uniqlo.com/ca/en/special-feature/utme?srsltid=AfmBOopCYJ9dn3ltDSDR3IHejh8Py9Pmgl1aWUnMQTln9HUGVI4EPjzs]
effortlessly.
We invite you to embrace our core values of simplicity, quality, and continuous
improvement. Together, we will continue to innovate and inspire, bringing the
best of Japanese craftsmanship and philosophy to wardrobes around the world.
Welcome to the Uniqlo family, where we are united in our pursuit of making
everyday life better through exceptional clothing.
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